The New York City Marathon is a bit of a hometown race for us being from Long Island, and hoards of our local running friends piled in the Runner's Edge Buses to participate in the 2016 marathon. [Tweet "Check out my view from the 2016 #NYCmarathon! @tcsnycmarathon #sweatpink #runchat"] My husband and I first ran the New York City Marathon in 2013 after 3 straight years of getting shut out of the lottery. (*Actually, we were in for 2012 but … [Read more...]
Suffolk County Half Marathon Race Recap
There was an interesting lead up to this race that I posted about for the past couple of weeks. If you’d like to be brought up to speed before diving into the recap, you can check out last week’s post on The Top 3 Ways to Have Fun During a Race, and/or the week prior to that where I weighed my options of whether I would actually run this race or not. Pre-Race I don’t want to use the word nervous to describe what I was feeling, but I think I … [Read more...]
3 Crucial Keys to Planning a Realistic Race Schedule
I have to admit that I thought that running and racing were synonymous. Why would one run if it wasn't to race? I am fortunate enough to live in an area where races are so plentiful, we actually have to choose between multiple races on the same day. #firstworldrunnerproblems Anyway, being immersed in the blogging world has opened my eyes to the fact that some people may in fact not actually race, and recently, I have not been racing … [Read more...]
Top 5 Tips for Running at Night + Bonus Night-Time Race Checklist!
This week was the official start of the New York State Parks Summer Run Series, a series of 8 races all around some of Long Island’s best parks and beaches. It’s a great time to not only see what Long Island has to offer, but veteran runners keep coming back for the supportive, positive atmosphere, and post-race party. Runners close out summer nights with a beer, BBQ, music, tents, laughs, and good times all around! One year there was … [Read more...]
Race Recap + 5 Tips to Breathe Effectively While Running
Welcome to our Wild Workout Wednesday link up! Each week I link up with Annmarie from The Fit Foodie Mama, Angelena Marie from Angelena Marie: Happy, Healthy & Balanced, and Nicole at Fitful Focus to bring you workout ideas, motivation, inspiration and recipes to try. Join us for a wild workout each week by reading along or grab the button and link up if you have a fitness or healthy living post to share! [Tweet "It's #WildWorkoutWednesday! … [Read more...]
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